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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
NSS volunteers taking part in large number in Kerala Flood Relief Measures
National Service Scheme  volunteers in Kerala have taken up the relief and rescue operations on war-footing basis. About 1200 NSS units across the state are fully involved in the relief activities. The NSS volunteers are sanitising the affected area, preparing food packets for the flood victims, running common kitchen and distributing medicines. The Volunteers and other functionaries are distributing food packets to the affected people at various places and are also involved in rescue operations. They are collecting items of daily uses like Dry ration, clothes, soaps, sanitary napkins, medicines of regular use, Milk Powder, bleaching powders, Hand wash, sanitizers etc. Collection of money for the PM Relief Fund and CM Relief Fund of Kerala is also going on in all the NSS units. Volunteers from other states like Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat ,Karnataka and West Bengal are also participating actively in the relief measures.
NSS volunteers always take up relief and rescue operations on priority whenever a natural disaster occurs in any part of the country. These volunteers work tirelessly to mobilise relief materials and work for the smooth distribution of the collected materials in the affected area in close coordination with the District Administration.
NSS, the flagship programme of the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports, is one of the major programmes for the student youth across the country. At present about 41 lakh volunteers are enrolled in this programme in 426 Universities covering about 32000 institutions. Volunteerism is the key component of the activities undertaken by these volunteers. While studying, these student volunteers undertake community development activities which help to build their personality as well as develop the belongingness towards the society. Whenever there is a need, the NSS volunteers are coming on their own to serve the nation. Be it the issue of environment enrichment, malnutrition, immunisation or the issue of natural disaster, these volunteers are becoming the saviours for the victims.
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Ministry of Home Affairs
Home Minister Shri Amit Shah holds a review meeting with officials of NDMA, NDRF, IMD, Indian Coast Guard on preparedness to deal with impending Cyclone brewing in Arabian Sea.
Shri Shah speaks to Chief Ministers of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Administrator of Daman & Diu on the issue
Home Minister assures all Central help in view of impending Cyclone
Union Minister for Home Affairs, Shri Amit Shah today held a high level review meeting with officials of NDMA, NDRF, IMD, and Indian Coast Guard on preparedness for dealing with Cyclone brewing in Arabian Sea. The Cyclone is expected to hit some parts of Maharashtra, Gujarat and Daman and Diu.
Earlier, India Meteorological Department informed that the well marked low pressure area over South-East and adjoining East-Central Arabian Sea & Lakshadweep area concentrated into a Depression and it is very likely to intensify into a Deep Depression during next 12 hours and intensify further into a Cyclonic Storm over Eastcentral Arabian Sea during the subsequent 24 hours.
Later,Shri Shah held a Video Conference meeting with Chief Ministers of Gujarat and Maharashtra, Shri Vijay Rupani and Shri Uddhav Thackeray and Administrator of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Shri Praful Patel. HM assured them all Central help in view of the impending Cyclone and asked them to spell out in details the requirements and resources needed to deal with the situation.
Meanwhile, NDRF has already deployed 13 teams in Gujarat including 2 kept as reserve and 16 in Maharashtra including 7 teams as reserve, while one team each was deployed for Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. NDRF is aiding the State Governments for evacuation of people from low lying coastal areas.
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy Research and Technology Development Programme being implemented till 2025-26: Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy and Power
The Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy and Power has informed that the “Technology and Innovation Report 2023" brought out by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, has ranked India at 46th position in its “Frontier Technologies Readiness Index”.
The Minister informed that while the Government has not conducted any research / survey on R&D investment during the last year towards green energy transition, a committee was constituted earlier with external panel of experts under the Chairmanship of Dr. Anil Kakodkar, . The Committee reviewed the overall R&D programme, funding mechanism and identified the present thrust areas with the ultimate aim of increasing share of renewables in the energy mix in the country. On the basis of recommendations of Committee, the Renewable Energy Research and Technology Development Programme  has been continued during the period 2021-22 to 2025-26 with a budget outlay of Rs. 228.00 crore.
The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy is implementing Renewable Energy Research and Technology Development Programme through various research institutions and industry to develop indigenous technologies and manufacturing for widespread applications of new and renewable energy in efficient and cost-effective manner.
It provides up to 100% financial support to government/non-profit research organizations and up to 70% to industry, startups, private institutes, entrepreneurs, and manufacturing units.
This information has been given by the Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy and Power Shri R. K. Singh, in a written reply to a question, in Lok Sabha today, August 10, 2023.
Ministry of Steel
Setting Up of New Steel Plants
The total number of Steel plants producing crude steel and were functioning in the country during 2021-22 stood at 901. State wise number of crude steel units operating in India is at Annexure.
Steel being a deregulated sector, specific decisions regarding setting up of the steel plants, modernization and expansion thereof are taken by individual steel companies/investors based on commercial considerations and market dynamics.
The overall import of total finished steel  has displayed a declining trend during the last three years. The data on overall import of finished steel in last three years is as follows:-
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Total Finished Steel  Import
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Year
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Qty 
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% change over last year
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2019-20
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6.77
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-13.6
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2020-21
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4.75
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-29.8
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2021-22
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4.67
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-1.7
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Source: Joint Plant Committee; mt=million tonnes; 
ANNEXURE
Crude Steel: - State wise Number of Units
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State
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No. of Units
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EASTERN REGION
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Arunachal Pradesh
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1
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Assam
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8
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Bihar
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12
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Jharkhand
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26
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Meghalaya
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6
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Odisha
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57
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Tripura
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1
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West Bengal
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45
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Eastern Region Total
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156
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WESTERN REGION
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Chhattisgarh
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95
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Dadra and Nagar Haveli
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14
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Daman and Diu
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3
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Goa
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10
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Gujarat
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75
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Madhya Pradesh
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13
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Maharashtra
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62
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Western Region Total
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272
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NORTHERN REGION
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Delhi
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2
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Haryana
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15
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Himachal Pradesh
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26
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Jammu and Kashmir
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8
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Punjab
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117
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Rajasthan
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28
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Uttar Pradesh
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39
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Uttarakhand
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40
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Northern Region Total
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275
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SOUTHERN REGION
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Andhra Pradesh
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20
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Karnataka
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26
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Kerala
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27
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Puducherry
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10
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Tamil Nadu
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88
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Telangana
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27
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Southern Region Total
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198
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All Region Total
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901
This information was given by the Union Minister of State for Steel and Rural Development, Shri Faggan Singh Kulaste, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Home Affairs
What others could not do in 70 years, under the leadership of Narendra Modi ji, we did in 75 days: Shri Amit Shah on abrogation of Article 370
With the removal of Article 370, we have fulfilled Atal ji’s dream: Shri Amit Shah
Abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A will lead to the holistic development of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh: Shri Amit Shah
Addressing a public rally in Jind, Haryana; Union Minister for Home Affairs Shri AMit Shah said that with the removal of Article 370, the Government has fulfilled Sardar Patel’s dream of a united India. This was a step that previous governments did not take, but now, with this step taken, Kashmir becomes an integral part of India. Shri Shah said that the Government of the day has fulfilled the dream of former Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji with the abrogation of Article 370.
He also said that the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A is a big step forward for the unity and integrity of India. Moreover, this step has removed all obstacles in the path of holistic development of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Shri Shah emphasized that such a courageous step can be taken only by those who think in terms of national interest. Shri Shah praised the removal of Article 370 by 370 votes as a historic one by the Parliament.
Focusing on Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji’s announcement of the creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff, Shri Shah said that the creation of the post will ensure greater synergy among forces. He hailed the decision as a force multiplier for India’s armed forces.
Shri Shah further praised PM-KISAN scheme, which provides minimum income support up to ₹6,000 per year to all farmers. He also applauded the Government’s pension scheme for small retail traders as an unprecedented step. Speaking on the newly created Jal Shakti Mantralaya, Shri Shah said that the creation of such a ministry will harmonize and coordinate all efforts for water conservation and water resource augmentation.
Praising the Haryana Government’s successful efforts to reverse the decline in sex ratio, Shri Shah said that Shri Manhoar Lal Khattar Government’s successful implementation of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao has led to an increase in the state’s sex ratio from 871 to 918 in three years. Shri Shah commended the Haryana Government for ensuring increased remuneration for ASHA and aanganwadi workers. He also hailed the government’s decision to increase remuneration to the families of martyrs from rupees 20 lakh to 50 lakh. He congratulated Shri Khattar for ensuring 24x7 state-wide availability of electricity and the successful implementation of the policy of providing two times the MSP to farmers.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Investing in Women is social investment-Smriti Zubin Irani
WCD Minister inaugurates Seminar on the Future of Work: Women in India’s Workforce
Government Interventions for Women Entrepreneurs and their Skilling discussed
Ministry of Women and Child Development and the World Bank organized a discussion programme on the “The Future of Work: Women in India’s Workforce” in New Delhi today. Smriti Zubin Irani, Minister of Women and Child Development along with Dr. Junaid Kamal Ahmad, Country Director India, World Bank, inaugurated the programme.Ms.Pushpa Subrahmanyam, Secretary Food Processing Industry, Praveen Kumar, Secretary Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Sanjeev Kaushik, Additional Secretary, Financial Services and Ajay Tirkey,Special Secretary, Ministry of WCD were present on this occasionalong with women entrepreneurship and other stakeholders.
This discussion programme is part of series of events to observe International Women’s Day 2020 to celebrate the achievements of women in business, women enablers and public, private and civil society organizations.
Smriti Zubin Irani, in her closing remarks, said that investing on women early in their lifecycle and on their nutrition is a social investment as it enables in the creation of a capable workforce. She further said that gender discrimination is a global challenge and India has led from the front on gender issues. She further added that it is time now to give up the legacy of despair. She informed that from now on any policy or agenda of the Government will not be based on despair and fear.
WCD Minister further stated that a diet plan for women and lactating mothershas, for the first time, been formulated by Indian Council for Medical Research  and shared with all Anganwadi centres across the country. She further informed that there are one lakh cases of domestic violence registered every year and in order to create a gender-neutral society it is essential not only to raise empowered girls but also raise boys who are sensitive to gender issues. For this, the WCD Ministry is working with NIMHANS to ensure counselling and improve the quality of counsellors in schools across all districts inthe country.
Three discussion sessions were held on the central role of women in India’s growth story, investing in women and stories of women entrepreneurs. Various government interventions for women entrepreneurs, their skilling and training and hurdles faced by women who wish to set up their own business, avail a bank loan and join the workforce were discussed. In India only 23 % of the labour force comprises of women and one in five girls are married before the age of 20, school dropout rates of girls are high and due to child care, domestic work and lack of female friendly environment in the workforce number of women in the labour force in India is low. Although there are no quick fixes to this problem, the Government of India through various policies and schemes like National Rural Livelihood Mission, MUDRA, skill development, Stand up India and POSHAN,is making all efforts to enhance, empower and employ women in the labour force.
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
Global level market for MSMEs
Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises  through its MSME-Development Institutes  situated in all States, facilitates MSMEs to export from Domestic Tariff Area  and Special Economic Zone . For this purpose, 52 Export Facilitation Cells  have been established to provide hand-holding support to MSMEs as well as creating linkages with Export Promotion Councils, Commodity Boards, etc. Further, Government has recently included retail and wholesale trades under the MSME category making them eligible for Priority Sector Lending .
To support MSMEs reach out to customers across the world, Ministry is implementing International Cooperation Scheme  facilitating participation of the MSMEs in International Exhibitions, Trade Fairs, Buyer-seller meets etc. Further, various other schemes are being implemented by the Ministry to help MSMEs expand their business in the global market by providing them assistance for technology upgradation, skill development, quality certification etc. Besides, Directorate General of Foreign Trade  is implementing schemes like Niryat Bandhu Scheme  for mentoring new and potential entrepreneurs about the intricacies of foreign trade and Interest Equalization Scheme  to provide cheaper source of rupee credit for pre-shipment and post-shipment activities, wherein all tariff lines are covered for MSMEs with 5% subvention rates.
This information was given by Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Shri Narayan Rane in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
More than 22.77crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 1.82crore doses still available with States/UTs to be administered
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In addition, the Govt. of India has also been facilitating direct procurement of vaccines by the States/UTs. Vaccination is an integral pillar of the comprehensive strategy of Government of India for containment and management of the pandemic, along with Test, Track, Treat and COVID Appropriate Behaviour.
Implementation of the Liberalized and Accelerated Phase-3 Strategy of Covid-19 Vaccination has started from 1st May 2021.
Under the Strategy, in every month 50% of the total Central Drugs Laboratory  cleared vaccine doses of any manufacturer would be procured by Govt. of India. It would continue to make these doses available to the State Govts totally free of cost as was being done earlier.
Government of India has so far provided, both through the free of cost category and through direct state procurement category, more than 22.77crore vaccine doses  to States/UTs.
Of this, the total consumption, including wastages is 20,80,09,397 doses .
More than 1.82 crore COVID Vaccine doses  are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Furthermore, more than 4lakh  vaccine doses are in the pipeline and will be received by the States/UTs within the next 3 days.
Ministry of Education
G20 Jan Bhagidari celebrated in Women's College, Sambalpur
The Presidency of G20 has emerged as the poignant moment of humanity ,democracy hope and peace.In order to celebrate this moment of pride G20 Jan Bhagidari programme was organised by IIM Sambalpur in association with Women's College Sambalpur. The programme was inaugurated by Prof Rajsree Baral, Principal followed by speeches by Prof R.K.Padhi, Prof Arun Mishra and Dr Sujit Kumar Pruseth, Faculty members of IIM Sambalpur.The central themes were various aspects of G20 &India ; Future of work , Start Up initiatives etc. A Q&A was organised in which students participated enthusiastically. The celebration of India's moment of pride being the president of G20 was attended by all faculties and more than 1000 students. Prof U C Dash proprosed the vote of thanks. Over the week Women's College Sambalpur will organise series of programmes.
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Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
Release of 8 croreth PMUY connection by Hon’ble Prime Minister
Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will be handing over the 8 croreth connection under Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana  at an event which will be organised in Sendra, Aurangabad, Maharashtra on 7th September, 2019.
Government of India launched Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana  to provide 8 crore deposit free LPG connections to poor households in the country. Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi launched PMUY on 1.5.2016 from Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, by handing over the first connection to the beneficiary. The Scheme aims to provide clean cooking fuel to poor households and replace the unhealthy conventional cooking fuels such as firewood, cowdung, etc. The use of LPG has its benefits on the health of women and children, environment and economic productivity of women.
Three State owned Oil Marketing Companies i.e. IOCL, BPCL and HPCL have implemented the Scheme in all the States/UTs of the country in a mission mode and achieved the target of 8 crore connections, seven months ahead of the timelines set .
The States of Uttar Pradesh , West Bengal , Bihar , Madhya Pradesh  and Rajasthan  have topped the list with highest number of beneficiaries under the PMUY. Nearly 40% of the beneficiaries belong to SC/ST categories. The implementation of PMUY has earned domestic as well as global appreciation at various Forums.
Ministry of Education
India’s intellectual capacity, innovation and policy consistency will help build a new energy future: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
“We aim to make India self-sufficient in higher education in the coming years”: Union Education Minister
Mumbai, March 27, 2022
Union Minister Shri Dharmendra Pradhan has said that India’s intellectual capacity, innovation and policy consistency will drive the global energy transition and contribute in building a new energy future. He expressed confidence that while India is currently an energy-importing nation, it will become self-sufficient in energy sector in the coming years. He said that the nation is exploring sustainable green energy sources like solar energy, bio-energy and hydrogen energy. The Minister said this at the presentation ceremony of Loksatta Tarun Tejankit Awards for the year 2021, held in Mumbai today.
The Minister emphasised on how India’s knowledge has benefited the world and knowledge exchange as a two-way street. Answering a question regarding brain drain, the Union Minister said that we have to convert the brain drain scenario into brain bank scenario and make the nation a knowledge repository. “The 21st century poses a great opportunity for India. The purchasing power of the country has increased and consequently we are going to have larger markets in the country itself.” This will encourage the innovators to stay in the country and explore Indian markets, he added.
The Education Minister also elaborated upon efforts to create more opportunities for higher education in India, reforms in education, linking education with employment, and achieving long-term goals of making education affordable, inclusive and equitable.
When questioned about students travelling abroad for higher studies, the Education Minister said that the total number of students opting for higher studies in the country is four crores. “In next ten years, this number is going to increase to 10 crores. We are working to become self-sufficient in this area as well. In the near future, we will have to make enough facilities to educate our Indian students in the country itself.”
On the New Education Policy, the Union Minister said that it focuses on skill development and entrepreneurship. He added that our education system should not remain degree-based or placement-based.
Special Service and Features
Meet the Champion Initiative: Sreeshankar Murali interacted with the students
Sports Authority of India under Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports organized 'Meet the Champion' programme at Pallipuram Kendriya Vidyalaya, Thiruvananthapuram on National Sports Day. Sreesankar Murali, who won a silver medal in long jump at the Commonwealth Games was the chief guest at the function. Sreesankar Murali explained the importance of healthy diet and physical fitness while interacting with the students.
Smt. C. Raji , Principal, Kendriya Vidyalaya Pallipuram gave the welcome address. Shri HC Lingaraj DIG  CRPF, Pallipuram, Dr. G. Kishore Principal & Director SAI LNCPE and other dignitaries were present on the occasion. Mr. Kumar Krishan D, Vice Principal, Kendriya Vidyalaya Pallipuram proposed the vote of thanks.
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President's Secretariat
President of India to visit Tamil Nadu from March 9 to 11
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, will visit Tamil Nadu from March 9 to 11, 2021.
In the evening of March 9, 2021, the President will leave for Chennai.
On March 10, 2021, the President will visit Vellore to grace the 16th annual convocation of the Thiruvalluvar University.
On March 11, 2021, the President will grace the 41st annual convocation of Anna University in Chennai.
PIB Headquarters
PIB’S BULLETIN ON COVID-19
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- 216.70 cr Total Vaccine doses  have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
- 13,59,361 doses administered in last 24 hours
- India's Active caseload currently stands at 48,027
- Active cases stand at 0.11%
- Recovery Rate currently at 98.71%
- 4,735 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 4,39,62,664
- 4,858 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours
- Daily positivity rate 
- Weekly Positivity Rate 
- 89.17 cr Total Tests conducted so far; 1,75,935 tests conducted in the last 24 hours
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